February, 1999 Page 7 - LIONS EYE - Film Fest Kicks Off; Take Advantage of It By Rob Coyle Editor-in-Chief You won’t see Rambo: First Blood, you won’t see Pauly Shore in Bio-Dome, and you won't see, God help us, Titanic. But what you will see are some of the best cinematic films in history at the International Film Festival, which kicked off the spring semester on Jan. 21 with Sergi Eisenstein’s masterpiece, Battleship Potemkin. | Throughout the course of the semester, 6 films in all will be shown in 101 Main starting promptly at 2:30. This program is part of the course, PHIL 5: Philosophy, Art, and Film being taught by Dr. Robert Ginsberg, but all students are wel- Dr. Mary Gergen, professor of psy- chology, expresses the importance of enhancing communication and . women’s issues in performance. come. After each film there will be a short discussion for those who are interested in participating. In this time of multiplexes and pay-per-view, the art of cinema has been all but forgotten in the eyes of many of the country’s younger generations. The International Film Festival gives students the opportu- nity to view these masterpieces in an easily accessible environment for free. Dr. Ginsberg believes that this is an “excellent opportunity that the students should take full advantage of,” and encourages those who are interested to stop by, but to. “please use the upper entrance to the The- ater, in order to avoid walking into the screening.” Feb. 3 is the next screening, and Buster Keaton’s silent comedy Sherlock, Jr. will be shown. The re- mainder of the screenings will go as follows: Feb.25 — Simon of the Desert (1965, Mexico, directed by Luis Bunel). - In Spanish with English subtitles. Bunel gives some strange modern twists to the life of a 15" century saint. Mar. 18 — Osaka Elegy (1936, Japan, directed by Kenji Mizoguchi). - In Japanese with English subtitles. Delicate study of a woman caught in the double standard of Japanese cul- ture. Apr. 1 — Zero for Conduct (France, 1933, directed by Jean Vigo) - In French with English subtitles. Banned in France for its subversive portrayal of a boarding-school riot. Apr. 15 — Wend Kuuni (1982, Burkina Faso, directed by Gaston Kebore) - In More with English subtitles. A touching story from West Africa of boyhood, family, and village. Vol. XXX, No. 7 Ed Blackburn Regis Fields Lauren Yanks THE LION’S EYE The Pennsylvania State University Commonwealth College Delaware County Campus EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Rob Coyle rhc114@psu.edu ASSISTANT EDITOR Aimee Stone STAFF WRITERS Amy Hurley Jenna Montgomery STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Phillip Yi ADVISORS Ron Hill The LION’s EYE is published monthly during the academic year by the students of the Delaware County Campus. Submissions are welcome from all students, faculty and staff. Material must be typed, double spaced, and submitted in the LION’S EYE mailbox located in the Lion’s Den. February, 1999 Doris Ruiz Sarah Stover John Terrell ER nts Ee Che Open House ... Pictured at left, Kathleen DeMarco, Norma Notzold, and Jacki Hudson preside over the Open House hosted by the Learning Center in their new location, 203 Main Building. Attendees were treated to refreshments and the music of Mozart, whose birthday was also celebrated. Speaker Series Features Kariamu Welsh-Asante By Rob Coyle Editor-in-Chief Kariamu Welsh-Asante, a professor in Temple University’s Department of African American Studies, will speak about “Traditions in African Dance” at Penn State Delaware County on Thursday, Feb. 11, at 11:30 a.m., in the student lounge of the Main Building. Welsh-Asante recently jour- neyed to the Democratic Republic of Congo, Zimbabwe, South Africa, and Benin, where she researched the patterns, rhythms, and symbolism of textiles and dances of the African Culture. Welsh-Asante is founder of Kariamu and Company: Traditions, a dance troupe that incorporates con- temporary African dance based on the Umfundalai technique, which combines traditional African move- ments and styles. Umfundalai is taught on three continents, including Africa, where Welsh-Asante formed the National Dance Company of Zimbabwe in the early 1980’s. Admission is free and the public is invited. For more informa- tion, contact (610) 892-1457. Professor of Sociology, Jan Guan, does art patronizing on Martin Luther King Day. Photo by Jenne Montgomery
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